93425:NMR LIPOPROFILE, PARTICLE COUNT
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) |
| Edit Date: |
3/25/2010 |
| Performed: |
Monday-Saturday |
| Released: |
24-72 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
83704-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Two 4 mL lavender top tubes (EDTA). Also acceptable: Two 5 mL red top tubes. Do not use serum separator tubes (SST). A 12 hour fast is preferred but not required. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. Critical refrigerated. |
| Stability: |
10 days refrigerated. Unstable ambient or frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
4mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
This test does not include a Lipid Panel. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen more than 10 days old; use of SST; ambient or frozen specimen. |